CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Motivation, chord by chord.

Chords of: Motivation by: Bebe Cool. (F#, B6, C#6, Bmaj7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Motivation”

“Motivation” by Bebe Cool is in Db Minor and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, B6, C#6, Bmaj7.

B6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 2:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → C# → B → B6 → C#6 → B → F# → C#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B60:3829%
C#60:2822%
C#0:2015%
Bmaj70:1612%
B0:086%
F#0:075%
F#60:064%
Bbm0:043%

Chord progression, in order

B – C# – F# – C# – B – Bmaj7 – B6 – C#6 – F# – C# – F#/G# – B – F#m – Bmaj7 – C# – F# – C#6 – B – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – B6 – C# – C#6 – B6 – C#6 – F#6 – C#6 – B6 – C# – Bbm – Ebm – C#6 – B6 – Bmaj7 – C# – Bbm – F#6 – C#6 – B6 – C#/B – Bmaj7 – C#6 – F#6 – C#6 – Bmaj7 – C#6 – F#6 – C# – …